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| The NGLTC presented a layout at the Greenberg Toy & Train show this past weekend. One of the new features encluded a RCX controlled draw bridge that lifted every 8 minutes and stopped the trains so no one fell into the river below. All the pictures (...) (21 years ago, 24-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org) !
| | | | | Re: "Fallen Flags" Link !!
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| (...) Hello all , Could this link be fixed ? Or does anyone now how to find that page ? Thanks, Teunis. (21 years ago, 23-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | PDX / LTC container swap
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| Hello All , We have swaped a few LTC containers & stickers at Brickfest PDX . But,I'm not sure which ones at the moment as ROSCO has them. (please put list here) We have mainly stickers , and we need to know what colour the containers are for each (...) (21 years ago, 23-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: Streamliner Dome Car Instructions Corrected and BF PDX 2004
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| (...) Many Thanks James, For all of the great words ! But, my Lego train building skills would not be at this level if it wasn't for All of the other train builders posting pictures of their MOC's on brickshelf. To inspire me to build better and (...) (21 years ago, 23-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | End of the line for the Metroliner?
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| I was looking at some Metroliner items on eBay this weekend and thought I'd check out shop at home to give me a guide price. Imagine the shock when it turned out that 10002 (the bi-level coach) is no longer available! 10001 (the metroliner) is still (...) (21 years ago, 23-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Three Jake McKee posters
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| Hi all, You maybe know about the book Jake wrote. There are 3 posters of models featured in the book; a UP diesel locomotive, a container well car and a reefer. The posters are in the style of the book. Please go to www.digitalbricks.nl and have a (...) (21 years ago, 23-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ray)
| | | | | Pictures from the second Great Western LEGO Train Show at the STEAM Museum, Swindon, UK
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| We, the Brickish Association, put on our second display at the STEAM museum (www.steam-museum.co.uk) on Saturday 21/Feb/04. Seven of us contributed to a 3m x 12m (6' x 36') layout, and Mark Bellis bought a small layout and his 8mm:ft scale trains. (...) (21 years ago, 22-Feb-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk) !!
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) [snip] (...) Paul- Thank you! I know that you guys had a lot of great ideas, and I'll contact you via email to discuss some details! Jennifer Boger legofan.net (21 years ago, 22-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains) !
| | | | | Re: Santa Fe B-Unit and Window Decal for stickers
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| (...) Hello, (URL) Herr Zugschleimer>:-) Cool. Do they have adhesive on them, or are they the clingy type? (...) I have a nice vector image that I can easily colorize, but it appears to be a later version of the logo. I can easily replace the circle (...) (21 years ago, 21-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | Santa Fe B-Unit and Window Decal for stickers
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| I have found at Wal-Mart an (URL) Window Decal material> for making custom stickers. Quantity six 8.5x11-inch sheets in one package, US$7.93, by Hammermill. (URL) I've used it to make a (URL) Santa Fe logo sticker> for the sides of a (URL). (2 URLs) (...) (21 years ago, 21-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | Two shades of purple?!
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| If you look close at the picture, there appear to be two different shades of purple in the model. Is this because it's a prototype or close-to-finished final model of some kind? Or am I just seeing things? Also, the driver has a purple cap! Dave (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Taking LUGNET to the next level
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| Chats with people at BrickFest PDX last weekend got me thinking a lot more about LUGNET and its role in the community. I've bounced some of my thoughts off of various people (including three people from LEGO) and responses varied from positive to (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.org, lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.publish, lugnet.trains, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.lego.direct, FTX) !!
| | | | | Re: hogwarts
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| Thanx for the help guys much appreciated, kinda new to this stuff. Still a lurker. (21 years ago, 19-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: Large and Small Purple Train Windows
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| "Mike Walsh" <mike_walsh@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:Ht9Ezu.1r2v@lugnet.com... (...) as (...) Altered States Magazine has their coverage of the Toy Fair up and more details of the Knights Bus can bee seen. (URL) set will have 2 purple (...) (21 years ago, 19-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Nano trains
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| Who is the owner of this (URL) ? I want to talk to him or her and I want ideas about nano trains, towns... Eduardo (21 years ago, 19-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) why don't you guys just take over WorldLUG. I'll give you the whole architecture. Anybody can develop any module in any language, plus you can syndicate all the content out to people's sites using XML/SOAP/RSS etc. jus email me if you want, (...) (21 years ago, 19-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | COLTC at GATS Cincinnati Feb 21-22
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| COLTC will participate at coming weekends' GATS show. The show hours are 11 AM to 5 PM, both days, and will be held at the Cincinnati Convention Center, 6th and Elm streets. We will have a 28 x 10 foot layout, with 3 train loops, and 2 monorail (...) (21 years ago, 19-Feb-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.oh) !
| | | | | Streamliner Dome Car Instructions Corrected and BF PDX 2004
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| Issues with the image formatting in the Streamliner Dome Car instruction book have now been corrected. Also, Santa Fe has officially permitted me to reference to the Santa Fe and Super Chief names in the book, such that the book now features a (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | Re: hogwarts
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| (...) This question pops up from time to time in this newsgroup. A quick search on keywords "motorize hogwarts express" reveals two previous treads where you'll find some more detailed and additional information on the subject: (URL) The Lego (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: hogwarts
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| Shona, I believe the Hogwarts Express instructions have a page showing you how to attach the motor and conventional train wheels. You can find scans here: (URL) by Theme and jump to the Harry Potter section. Bryan "Shona Brodley" (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | hogwarts
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| I have a hogwarts express, and I wan to know how to motorize it. Is it hard? (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Large and Small Purple Train Windows
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| Looks like the Knights Bus will also have a purple 1x2x3 train window in addition to the pile (19?) of purple 1x4x3 train windows. (URL) looks like the best 2004 set IMHO. I really hope the purple is the same shade which appeared in the blue TRU (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Designing Train Layouts for Realistic Operation - updated notes, track layout, pictures, timetables etc
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| I have updated the info page for my presentation with the detailed notes from the session, which are more detailed and better organised, and with more links, than the presentation on the CD. They are available in HTML or Word DOC format. I've also (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: Digitrax DZ123
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| (...) [snip] (...) Hi All, I'm following up on my earlier post (above). I purchased some of these DZ123 decoders and finally got around to installing a couple of them. Street price for me ended up being about $16 (US) each. Installation went (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Operation notes (was: ILTCO Article - Making heavy-duty...)
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| (...) Darn. That'll teach me to to post from memory when I've just got home from a trip! Correct link is: (URL)PDX attendees got a copy of a (...) some for (...) The notes which will be at that link later today are more detailed and better organised (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: ILTCO Article - Making heavy-duty powered LEGO® Track Connections for Public Display Layouts
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| (...) very detailed presentation on their event CD, though. Kevin cut it down some for what he actually presented. (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) I'm a professional Software Engineer with 3 years of PHP and mysql experience, were I to log in and discover poorly commented, badly structured, inefficent code I don't think I'd laugh, I think I'd fix it. As a community, I think you are (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: ILTCO Article - Making heavy-duty powered LEGO® Track Connections for Public Display Layouts
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| James Powell wrote in message ... (...) W or (...) I still have to post the final detailed presentation notes, but the page related to my BF PDX presentation on Operation is here: (URL) kit: (URL) TOWN PLANNING information: (URL) Lego parts store: (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) Icky. What about when amatures come in and write code that is... laughable... at best. Then you have a website made of mangled, chaotic code that definetly does not help the community at all. Poor commenting, bad structure, inefficent (...) (21 years ago, 16-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) 1) That the site software will be published under an Open Source license. 2) That the content (or at least as much as possible of it) will be available as a whole under an Open Source license. 3) Probably also that we will set up a formal (...) (21 years ago, 15-Feb-04, to lugnet.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: ILTCO Article - Making heavy-duty powered LEGO® Track Connections for Public Display Layouts
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| (...) What I did for the Train Operating Weekend last year was to make 12 gauge wire connectors, run into screw type connectors. These each had a 2x2 plate connector wired to it (not the lego original ones, but ones made from plates, with 18 ga (...) (21 years ago, 14-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: Idea for a track power pickup for non motored trains...
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| (...) I've used a 27 mHz hobby setup powering a 4.5V motor before. It worked quite well, for about 1 hour at a time. However, it required 10 N cell batteries to power it. It fit into a battery car that had the guts cut out of it (I have a spare...). (...) (21 years ago, 14-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: Train poster
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| (...) Yes, they are handbrakes. (...) It doesn't particularly matter- the way that brakes are dealt with on trains now is that they are a fail on device. I think that the hand brake wheel is to take the brakes OFF rather than put them on- I don't do (...) (21 years ago, 14-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: Idea for a track power pickup for non motored trains...
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| (...) Last year I built a tram and the power came from a 9V battery box (heavy, the battery are quickly out...), and it is not very recommended to make circulate a tram without control (just on/off) on a circuit with other trains. I realized a (...) (21 years ago, 14-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Steam train
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| Hello! I am back for a short remark:-) I have tried to make a steam engine based on the Danish E-Type using BBB´s wheels and I have to say I am very happy to be able to use these wheels! Tell me what you think as this is my first ever atempt to (...) (21 years ago, 13-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: Review and pictures from COLTC's GATS show last weekend
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| (...) SNIP (...) Very nice. I especially had to chuckle at the Dad and son pop-up towards the end of the first movie. Andreas (21 years ago, 13-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains.org)
| | | | | potentiometer
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| Hi im going to be using a potentiometer to control a train, it will be connected to the sensor input, just wondering when i program it do i define it as a rotation sensor? thanks steven (21 years ago, 13-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| Hello! (...) Well, most AFOLs already have been LEGO fans as kids and - after a periode of neglecting the brick, the so called 'dark ages' - found back to their old love. That means: For the purpose of growing hard core LEGO fans it's necassary to (...) (21 years ago, 13-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains) !
| | | | | Re: Review and pictures from COLTC's GATS show last weekend
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| (...) link again. The videos are at the bottom of the page. (URL) were made by mounting a video camera on a train car and having the train push it around. Thanks and enjoy John (21 years ago, 13-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains.org)
| | | | | Re: Idea for a track power pickup for non motored trains...
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| Thanks I'll take your advice. I want to use it with DCC, I have DZ143 for my locos but I havent decided which one I will use for cars. Gustav (21 years ago, 13-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) why not just add a few new links/rearranging the front/homepage of LUGnet to make the central portal for the community? Jeff (21 years ago, 13-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) <snip> What exactly does it mean to be "community owned"? Is the site going to be like a WIKI and anyone can change the content? Is there going to be a controlling body (say, for example, of 9 people) who are going to make all the decisions (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: Idea for a track power pickup for non motored trains...
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| (...) With my CN engine I found it necessary to put a capacitor across the leads to smooth out the flicker. It worked quite well. I used the kind of cap that didn't have a pos or neg. it could be used both ways. (URL) This worked pretty good for (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Idea for a track power pickup for non motored trains...
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| (...) Yes is a good idea, but I have two problems, one the schools are on vacation (now is summer in the south), and the seconds is a difficult to find a CNC lathe in our technical school here. But I will try Best Regards (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: Idea for a track power pickup for non motored trains...
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| (...) Yes the LED flickers, a little, and I will do the same with the others wheels, it works and is very cheap. I need to work to improve the electric contact, maybe this weekend Best Regards (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: Idea for a track power pickup for non motored trains...
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| (...) Hi all, To cut back on costs, isn't it possible to let a technical school making those metal wheels on a CNC lathe? It could be an practical exercise for the students (programming the CNC lathe and see the result) and cost effective for the (...) (21 years ago, 11-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| [ -> .org ] (...) So what would be available to not-logged-in users? Greatest common factor? From a pragmatic standpoint, that seems like that'll dramatically chop the usefulness of the site -- imagine if Google only showed Kid-Safe-Verified sites (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) My understanding is that LEGO would like to have a site that they can feel comfortable sending traffic (kids and adults), but which they don't control and aren't responsible for. This site (LEGOFan) could include content (such as offsite (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| [follow-to to .org, since that's where other people seem to be redirecting] (...) It has a really funny "Moderated for safety; Cool!" logo. I printed it out really big for our security team here. :) (URL) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) Perhaps it is time to have another revolution. After all, LUGNET was at least partly founded as a response to user's dissatisfaction with some problems inherent in r.t.l (one of them , ironically, being that r.t.l was too open a system which (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| I really don't have a problem with the community trying to set up a web-site and trying to get the community to come together. I agree (with Terry) that saying that a certain site will be the one-stop shop is insulting. The one point I'd like to (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the current forum on www.LEGO.com have a pretty hefty amount of modding? I remember reading when I first went there that no links to outside websites would be allowed, and all forum posts would be edited (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) YES. Thank you, Jake. I have a problem with being too subtle, so I'll be more blunt: Lugnet is targeted to a particular audience, an adult audience. This is _not_ the ONLY audience interested in LEGO. For those whose online LEGO experience (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) I mean it is insulting to see someone trying to replace a website by using its ressources to publicize itself. I see this as insulting to Lugnet. To us, I see it as an insult that some people would want to create a website and call it the (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: Idea for a track power pickup for non motored trains...
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| (...) suppose you could do two wheels on each side to minimize flicker... Mark (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) snip (...) I think you may be referring to a particular class of traffic here which (at least in the past) has caused a maximum of issues (i.e. cf [1]). Those types of messages *do* need to be moderated if you are operating in a sphere (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) I don't think you should expect LEGOFan.net to lower the number of LEGO fan community sites. If we manage to release some easy to use software for setting up a community site, it will probably result in an increasing number of local LEGO fan (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net "TRIM THE NEWS GROUPS!"
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| (...) snip (...) Please trim your newsgroups. This thread has nothing to do with trains or castle and so on. ondrew (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains) !!
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| [ XFUT lugnet.org ] (...) Yes. (...) The devil seems to have plenty of legal representatives. :-) (...) It _is_ also something that is hard to do. And hopefully we can find a better solution than just depending on a LEGO sponsorship. We have already (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) There are a couple of reasons that there isn't more "corporate" presence on LUGNET. First and most important, the owners of the site have by and large declined it. Like you mentioned, the reason for this was to stay independent, and as far as (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains) !!
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) I think that this is a real problem with the proposed new site. What are the chances that a site with official TLC backing will allow discussion of pictures in dealer catalogs? Or 'leaks'? Who knows if such a site would even allow criticism of (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) To spell out the concern directly: it seems like this new site will either add yet one more new place to look, or else kill off one or more existing ones. Or -- and this seems unfortunately possible -- *both*. But as I said elsewhere, that's (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) So, to, I guess, play the *other* devil's advocate: I'm concerned about how this new thing will be *both* genuinely community-run _and_ Official Lego Company Sponsored. I don't know the details -- and may even be completely wrong, but it's my (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) Thanks! (...) The idea is that LEGOFan will be very closely integrated with the other sites. We would love to both incorporate external data, and share any data we have locally. Our goal is not to replace anyone, or push any other site out of (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| [ XFUT lugnet.org ] (...) In the long run we hope to share data - or at least have a stronger integration than just links - with other LEGO fan sites. But the initial release will probably just link to most of these sites. (...) We expect that (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) The main reason is that LUGNET is not owned and run by the community. I love LUGNET, and I think Todd (and Suz, before she retired) did a great job in setting it up and running it. However, development on LUGNET can only be done by invitation. (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains) !
| | | | | Re: control train using rcx
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| (...) If you have a potentiometer wired between the RCX motor output and the track, you can use it to control the maximum train speed. This could be helpful, since a train running at the RCX's normal full motor speed is usually going pretty fast. (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: control train using rcx
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| Hi im going to be turning the potentiometers by hand to control the motor of the train. Should i be stepping down the motor voltage will that make any difference?, i will be using the hall effect device on the sensor input of the rcx and it will (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| [ XFUT lugnet.org ] (...) Reading the announcement, I must agree that LEGOFan.net seems redundant. But some things didn't get into the announcement; things _I_ believe will make LEGOFan.net (and WorldLUG as I understand it) significantly different (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: control train using rcx
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| (...) How are you using the potentiometers on the RCX outputs? Are you using them to step down the motor voltage before it is applied to the tracks? Are you turning them by hand, or with a LEGO motor? And how are you using the hall effect device to (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) <snip> (...) <snip> (...) <snip> (...) For my part, Terry, I disagree that this is being done with any disrespect towards LUGNET. It doesn't seem to be some personal "Don't like the way you run things" reasoning, like you have with Bricklink. (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | control train using rcx
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| Hi im currently doing a project that involves using the RCX to operate a train, by using inertia equations. Problem is im not very experienced in using NQC lanague. Im using potentiometers as controls on the outputs of RCX i will have to write a (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| [ XFUT lugnet.org ] (...) It is not something that has been discussed so far, but I am pretty sure the answer will be that it does not exclude clone bricks. Play well, Jacob (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| <playing devils advocate here> I think the main issue is fantastic resource tho it is, it is still a privately owned website. Despite the huge fan involvement in the site it remains private property. Todd is at total liberty to do as he wishes with (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: Idea for a track power pickup for non motored trains...
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| (...) Might not be needed. I have followed this debate with interest (I have a similar idea). This has been done before, on Bens April Fool Joke in 2000. Take a look here: (URL) at the red engine, and this picture in particular. (URL) he actually (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: Idea for a track power pickup for non motored trains...
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| Forget 802.11 WiFi, just use Bluetooth for a job like this. Have a bluetooth box somewhere on the layout and bluetooth inside the carrages with small batteries. Not that I know much about Bluetooth but what I have seen suggests its for these small (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: Idea for a track power pickup for non motored trains...
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| (...) Yes, I would be susprised if you'd find anything like this - at least for a year or two. But I can tell you how I would do it if I were so inclined: (Warning, technical dicussion follows) I'd take a BalloonBoard ((URL) and put a CompactFlash (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| In lugnet.build, Richard Morton wrote: <snip> (...) Wadda? I'm sorry to say this, but this is the worst lack of respect towards Lugnet and this community I've seen in a long time. What would your website do if not copy what Lugnet does? Why come on (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains) !
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| Hi everyone Please forgive my ignorance but could someone explain what LUGNET is if it does not meet the description of a LEGO fansite? I have read some of the posts regarding WorldLUG and now LEGOFan.net but I may be missing something here. Also, (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) Not necessarily too late for this to be added.... (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) True. Lugnet discussion forums are excellent. And the ability to access via HTTP, SMTP, and NNTP is probably unique and not done anywhere else online. Where Lugnet totally missed the boat was with _PRIVATE_ message boards. Lugnet never created (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) Bah! They wouldn't even know. With all the color variations, parts variations and other smokescreen construction tidbits I could get away with a clone in every MOC if I really put my brick to it. The Mania magazine doesn't even make that (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) That all sounds good. Just don't let Jake force you to focus on Trains and hog up all the space for that theme! ;o) I'd like to see something that has real news, focus on current and upcoming product and the good product history. We also need (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) As central as Lugnet is to portions of the online LEGO community, I believe there are other audiences that consider themselves LEGO fans, who would benefit from a more structured interconnected community than Lugnet provides. It would makes (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| Matthew Miller wrote in message ... (...) Ditto to both. I don't what YAFGTR (Yet Another Fan Group to Read), but if I have to, please PLEASE make it NNTP accessible. Take into account that the posting rate on LUGNET goes WAY down when NNTP is out (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) I'd rather see this new site point to Lugnet for the discussion forums. It's quite well done here, and there's little point in spreading everyone out. (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| Snippage (...) I agree. Why not make Lugnet the single point of contact for the LEGO fan base. We all come here any way. LEGOfan.net sounds redundant or am I missing something? Mike (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) <tongue-in-cheek> I'm sure LEGOFan.net will be at least as scrupulous about clone bricks as LEGO Magazine is.... </tongue-in-cheek> Steve (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| "BrikTrak.com" <rjmorton@AT4imprintNOSPAM.com> wrote in message news:Hsxwnq.1III@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) if (...) Having been down a similar path with ILTCO I can certainly appreciate the "getting launched" aspect of an effort such (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) SNIP (...) I'm not trying to be a wet towel, but I've always viewed LUGnet as the 'center portal' or 'hub' of the lego community--it functions as exactly that, AND a discussion site. Secondly, Lugnet already fits the "concept of a LEGO site (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) Well considering the name is LEGOfan.net, I somehow believe the answer is yes. :P Not that there couldn't be a seperate clone section though. --SteveR (21 years ago, 11-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) I have to ask: Since Lego the company seems to be involved, does this central hub exclude the use of bricks manufactured by other companies? Don (21 years ago, 11-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| Hi everyone, For some time now, a group of us have been discussing the concept of a LEGO site that the community could truly call its own-- community owned, designed, and operated. To this end, we have been endeavoring for more than half a year to (...) (21 years ago, 11-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains) !!
| | | | | Re: Idea for a track power pickup for non motored trains...
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| (...) Well actually this was just done by Brian Willams. Anybody who knows him knows he isn't afraid to modify parts and he's usually ahead of the game when it comes to electronics. Anyway what he did was put the RC board out of a RC technic car (...) (21 years ago, 11-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: Train poster
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| (...) Snip (...) Thanks for the info. My first guess would have been a brake but I certainly wasn't going to guess out loud... not with all the experts here. The background scene is a shot of Pryamid Mountain in Jasper National Park, Alberta. If you (...) (21 years ago, 10-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: 8 wide GE C40-8W
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| Snippage (...) You are absolutely right. I had a hard time finding images for the right side of the loco. For some reason all of the pics I found were of the left side and I simply built the engine symetrical. I'll have to to a rebuild in the future (...) (21 years ago, 11-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: 8 wide GE C40-8W
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| (...) anything more positive then the others have already said, however, as a former railroader I did notice something about the model that jumped right out at me. It might not be noticed by casual observers, but the area behind the cab is not the (...) (21 years ago, 10-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Review and pictures from COLTC's GATS show last weekend
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| Hello LUGNET members, Last weekend COLTC put on our largest single display (25'x25') at our local GATS in Columbus Ohio. And it turned out great! We received our first official 1st place win during the GATS in Columbus. Hopefully a start of (...) (21 years ago, 10-Feb-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle) !
| | | | | Re: Train poster
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| (...) Frasier River gorge, then? (...) Handbrake, I believe. EVERYTHING (that might enter interchange service) has to have a handbrake, if I am not mistaken, even locomotives that normally are powered have that requirement. Why? Sometimes (...) (21 years ago, 10-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Train poster
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| I have updated my train poster and virtual MOCs on my web page. (URL) I was re-modeling the locomotive I included the wheel that I've noticed in the nose of an actual SD in the switchyard near the Westminster Quay. My question is: what is the (...) (21 years ago, 10-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
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